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Hot take of the day: we could have stopped Adobe ages ago if GIMP had any other name.

GIMP is nominative determinism applied to open source. If Fedora was named FUCKBOI, it would have failed too.

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โ€œThere is no tech fix if someone decides to flip the kill switch.โ€ โŒ

At #KubeConEU, the conversation shifted toward #digitalsovereignty as European organization ask themselves:

Who really owns our infrastructure?

Discover the full story ๐Ÿ‘‡
theregister.com/2026/04/13/digโ€ฆ

in reply to Nextcloud ๐Ÿ“ฑโ˜๏ธ๐Ÿ’ป

I wish it didn't take one dude trying to burn down the world for people and governments to take this path


Finally got over my self-neglect and fears and committed to getting in shape and moving more.


I'm planning to make some merch for #Mastodon's 10th anniversary and I would like to gauge which products folks might be most interested in buying. Remember, it's all bespoke, I can't make everything. For the sake of argument let's assume you love the original design that for now I want to keep a surprise...

#Merchtodon

  • Screen printed hoodie (40%, 342 votes)
  • Screen printed t-shirt (65%, 557 votes)
  • Screen printed poster (13%, 114 votes)
  • Screen printed sweatshirt (15%, 133 votes)
848 voters. Poll end: in 6 hours

in reply to Eugen Rochko

I would like a plushie elephant bauble on a keyring. ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿงก



Hi friends, Iโ€™m hoping someone here may be able to helpโ€ฆ

I have just one copy of my 2011 book, The Science of Kissing, published in Japanese. I would like to buy another to share with a friend in Japan, and do not know how to find it.

Mastodon has proven a very smart community, and Iโ€™d appreciate any guidance to point me in the right direction? Thank you. #books

in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

Wow! Thank you all! I wasn't finding any of these & am excited I will able to send this as a gift. I greatly appreciate your help Mastodon & #bookstodon!

I do have a follow up...

My 2009 book, "Unscientific America"," coauthored with Chris Mooney, was translated to Chinese, but I have never seen that version. I assumed it would not be possible to locate. If anyone knows how to find a copy, I'd be excited to have one.

But most importantly, thanks again to all! /2

in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

You might create a watch/notification query on ABE Books. I don't know about Chinese books, but I do see a fair number of books in non-English European languages there.
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

This is the number of the largest bookstore in Beijing, Wangfujiing Xinhua (an amazing place to spend a few hours): +861065132842
If it's still in print, they have it.
in reply to Sheril Kirshenbaum

This Taiwanese website appears to be selling it: sanmin.com.tw/product/index/00โ€ฆ


Thinking about switching to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS? Here are five reasons to do so and three reasons not to:

itsfoss.com/opinion/ubuntu-26-โ€ฆ

#linux #ubuntu

in reply to It's FOSS

I will probably try it in a VM. However, I will wait until Mint incorporates it into their next LTS release before I do anything with it as daily use (and even then, I will test in a VM first to make sure it works well for my needs on my hardware).

I don't like the Gnome desktop and have not had good experiences with Ubuntu main since I tried 12.04 and 14.04 (I skipped 16.04, and 18.04 also did not work for me). Kubuntu is my back-up OS so I may upgrade that to 26.04



๐Ÿ”Œ Project N.O.M.A.D.: biblioteca digital offline y gratuita que instala con un comando en Ubuntu/Debian. Incluye Wikipedia y referencias mรฉdicas (Kiwix), IA local con LLMs (Ollama), mapas offline (OpenStreetMap) y cursos (Kolibri). Pensado para comunidades sin conectividad, offโ€‘grid y proyectos que requieran IA local potente. Cรณdigo abierto y financiado por la comunidad. projectnomad.us/


MangoHud 0.8.3 brings new features and fixes to the popular Linux gaming performance monitor gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/mangโ€ฆ

#MangoHud #Linux #OpenSource #LinuxGaming




Waymo, a Google-owned company, which officially launched its self-driving taxi fleet in London earlier this month, has told cycling campaigners that it is โ€œnormal practiceโ€ for their taxis to veer into and block cycle lanes
#cycling #roadSafety
road.cc/news/driverless-taxis-โ€ฆ



Gentle gardeners of #Borneo, Bearded #Pigs ๐Ÿท๐Ÿฉท have distinguished and cheeky whiskers that set them apart from others. Theyโ€™re #vulnerable due to #palmoil #deforestation, fight for their survival #Boycottpalmoil ๐ŸŒดโ›”๏ธ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives palmoildetectives.com/2021/02/โ€ฆ

in reply to It's FOSS

The second person is correct and linux being small on desktops is because it is not mass manipulation compatible.

Windows and MacOS are dumbing people down, making them use high tech that costs millions to make (the machines building computer parts are prohibitively expensive) without being aware of the labor that went into them.

Normalizing monopolists like microsoft or apple is just another way of making excuses for mass exploitation.

Microsoft and Apple need to be taken down.


in reply to It's FOSS

Nice. I assume once it's actually used, it will mean a performance boost over extensions like uBlock Origin.

What I don't understand though, is how many anti-fans Mozilla has. Every time they announce anything, comments are full of FUD.

in reply to It's FOSS

I no longer use firefox (after all these years). They've lost their way. ๐Ÿ˜ญ


A bit of black and white architecture from work. No itโ€™s not a prison, even if the resemblance is strong.


Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is getting a free Endless Mode, optimizations and a big expansion gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/deepโ€ฆ

#DeepRockGalacticSurvivor #Gaming #SteamDeck #BulletHeaven



Inspired by classic Hong Kong action comedies and action games - Knuckle Paradise looks fun gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/inspโ€ฆ

#KnuckleParadise #IndieGames #PCGaming #BeatEmUp



Get some big games in the Fanatical Legendary Bundle like The Alters and Frostpunk 2 gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/get-โ€ฆ

#GameBundle #Gaming #PCGaming




Classic 90s platformer Moon Child gets the source code released and a modern port gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/clasโ€ฆ

#MoonChild #Retro #Gaming



Many people think humility is about being extremely small or not thinking much of oneself, but in my mind, humility is about being the right size in a given situation.

There are two ditches we can fall into. One side is self-aggrandizement, which most people want to avoid. The other side is self-deprecation or being too small in a given situation. Humility is the Aristotelian golden mean between those ditches. Itโ€™s being the right size in a given situation.

Other aspects of humility include:

~ the ability to know ourselves, to have an accurate view of who we are
~ to check our selfish motivations and to reel in our defensiveness, and
~ to go beyond ourselves, to consider the well-being of someone else as equal to our own.

This is how humility is an antidote to narcissism: it reels us back in from this over-inflated sense of self to making us just the right size.

Daryl van Tongeren, PhD, author of Humble

in reply to Muse

From "The Arrogant Ape" by Christine Webb:

"Consider โ€œdo-nothing farmingโ€ (a.k.a. โ€œthe Fukuoka Method,โ€ named for the Japanese farmer and philosopher who developed it), which recognizes a natural intelligence at work in the land, emphasizing minimal human intervention and allowing the ecosystem to balance itself and improve soil health naturally."

my method of lawn/garden work. ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿ˜€ ๐Ÿ˜€

I just got this book from library and skipped right to the final chapter (was that arrogant? lacking humility? dunno I already am in this camp) -- killer conclusion!

Hope, Humility!

amazon.com/Arrogant-Ape-Human-โ€ฆ

in reply to Muse

@Kenny Chaffin I was so happy to find that trees talking to one another via the wood-wide web was back on the table! Scientists from an old school paradigm can be scandalised by new research upon occasion. Journalists can amplify the side that best reflects the social imperatives of those in power (meaning the owners of their newspapers, television stations, etc).


Toei Company established Toei Games and revealed the first titles gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/toeiโ€ฆ

#ToeiGames #Toei #Gaming #PCGaming #Steam


in reply to inthedarkwelive

Der Devin ist der Berg, Hrad Devin die Burg.. das ist aber am Stadtrand ๐Ÿ˜ Ich seh schon, dass das diese Mauer in der Innenstadt ist, da bin ich nur unten vorbei gefahren.


Ubuntu 26.04 ('Resolute Raccoon') LTS is out now gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/ubunโ€ฆ

#Ubuntu #Linux #OpenSource







#News: Did you know wild #chimps consume the equivalent of two alcoholic drinks a day? ๐Ÿป๐Ÿต #Research shows they get ethanol from eating fermenting fruit! This amazing fact is yet another reason why we must protect them! #Vegan ๐ŸŒด๐Ÿ”ฅ #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives
sciencedaily.com/releases/2025โ€ฆ


Ubuntu 26.04 LTS has landed with massive upgrades!

itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-26-04-โ€ฆ

#linux #ubuntu

in reply to It's FOSS

Crazy that Ubuntu has Kernel 7.0 before me on Arch ๐Ÿ˜…
(I use Arch btw ๐Ÿ˜‚)


Hats That Look Like Bread


I think I could go for a pie hat! The article includes a link to a video showing how the milliner makes his hats. Fun to watch!





you better not

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Everyone who boosts this is a goober!!!!! A stimky goober!!!!

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Name an isekai.
I'll tell you what I thought of it, or watch it first and then do that.
Reverse isekais also count.
in reply to Willow Brook ๐Ÿ’œ

youtu.be/ZdIJOE9jNcM?t=45 @Paradox


@neauoire
just wanted to appreciate the uxnmin source, reading and now finally getting what uxn_eval and those macros were doing was eye opening as an intermediate C programmer.
in reply to laurenrenrenren

you're very welcome : ) It's a nice tactic to save on having to write a LOT of redundant code. It doesn't work all the time, for all the projects, but once in a while, when a program is repetitive enough, it's huge ๐Ÿ˜€ Lemme know if there's any bits of it you can't understand, it'll be my pleasure to try and explain it!

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